Lee Watkinson (born October 18, 1966) is an American professional poker player, originally from Longbeach, Washington. Cheney (pronounced ) is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 2007 WSOP Championship Bracelet . The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... A game of Texas holdem, currently the most popular form of poker, in progress. ...

At the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Watkinson finished 2nd in the $5,000 pot limit Omaha event. He also finished in the money of that year's $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em main event, finishing 113th. The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Omaha hold em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (flop game) similar to Texas hold em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em involves community cards available to all players (pictured here on the left). ...

Watkinson made back-to-back World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables during its third season. The first time he finished 2nd to Eli Elezra, and the second time he finished 2nd again, this time to Doyle Brunson. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Below are the results of season 3 of the World Poker Tour television series. ... Eli Elezra (born November 24, 1960 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli professional poker player, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Doyle Texas Dolly Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. ...

Watkinson made back-to-back WSOP main event cashes at the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP), finishing in 45th place out of 5,619 entrants for a $235,390 prize. He also made the final table of a WSOP circuit event in November 2005, finishing 3rd. The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... World Series of Poker circuit events are poker tournaments that take place annually from 2005 onwards as a build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone...

At the 2006 WSOP, Watkinson won a bracelet and the $655,746 first prize in the $10,000 pot limit Omaha event when his A♣ Q♠ 6♣ 5♣ defeated Mike Guttman's J♠ J♣ 10♦ 8♦ on a board of 5♠ 4♠ 3♥ 7♦ K♥. The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... The 2007 WSOP Main Event Bracelet A bracelet is awared to each of the winners of the 50+ plus events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ...

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000.

He is an economics graduate and quotes wrestling and surfing as his main interests outside of poker. He wrestled at 142 pounds in college and 187 pounds the last time that he wrestled in 2001. Lee is a humanitarian, working with the Cortland Brandenburg Foundation to rescue retired chimpanzee test subjects. His poker nickname among Vegas pros has been Lee "Sandwich" Watkinson for his tendency to trap players by using a "sandwich raise" with or without a good hand, notably by Phil "Unabomber" Laak. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. ... Hein Cooper at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave as it approaches shore, usually on a surfboard. ... Phil The Unabomber Laak (pronounced lock; born September 8, 1972 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional poker player, now residing in San Francisco, California. ...

Watkinson is still in the 2007 Main Event where there are 12 players left. It will be his deepest run in a WSOP Main Event. According to PokerNews, he qualified for the Main Event on Full Tilt and is therefore eligible for the $10 Million dollar bonus if he wins the event.

External links

• Official site
• World Poker Tour profile
• CardPlayer profile
• IPF profile
• PokerListings.com interview
• Hendon Mob tournament results